Explanatory note

This Order amends the George Eliot Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993 (the “Establishment Order”) which established the George Eliot Hospital National Health Service Trust.

Article 3 amends the provision of the Establishment Order which specifies the nature and functions of the trust, so as to replace the reference to section 5 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (which has been replaced by section 25 of the National Health Service Act 2006), to remove the reference to the particular establishments and facilities from which the trust carries out its functions, and to amend and increase the functions the trust will carry out, in particular so that it can provide primary care and community health services in addition to hospital accommodation and services.